Drapery hanger



Api. 17,1923. m4511354 G. U. ANGEVINE DRAPERY HANGER Filed May '7, 1921Patented Apr. 17, 1923.

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GLENN U. ANGEVINE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO GLENN U. ANGEVINEAND AUGUST H. SCHALLOCK, C'OPARTNERS DOING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.

BUSINESS AS THE G. U. ANGEVINE DRAPERY HANGER.

Application led May 7,

To dl viii/10my t may concer/lt.'

Be it known that I, GLENN U. ANcnvizvr., a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Drapery Hangers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to drapery hangers and is concerned particularlywith the provision of an especially serviceable duplex hanger of thiskind which can be sewed to the edges of the. draperies at a minimumlabor cost and which,4 furthermore, is especially adapted forproduc-tion in commercial quantities at a low manufacturing cost.`

`I am aware that numerous kinds and forms of drapery hangers have beenproposed hereto-fore, but these have invariably comprised eithercomplicated arrangements of a comparatively great number of parts notcommercially feasible of production or else they proved to beunsatisfattory and generally' impractical because of the prohibitivelabor cost incurred in sewing them on the edges of the draperies.

The novel features of my improved form of drapery hanger will bediscussed more fully in the following description which is to be read inconnection with the accompanying drawing wherin Figure 1 is aperspective of the hanger illustrated in the course of attachment to thedraperies. @ne drapery only has been illustrated sewed 'to one side ofthe hanger and none to the other side, in order not to obscure thehanger and also to demonstrate better the facility with which the hangermay be fastened to the drapery. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of thehanger secured at opposite sides to draperies and positioned astride adrapery sup porting rod. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the hangerdetached, and Fig. t is a horizontal section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 2looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

The same reference numerals apply to corresponding parts in the threeviews.

In the drawings the reference numeral represents the hanger which isadapted to carry a set of two draperies G-6 on opposite sides of asupporting rod 7. The hanger yconsists of an inverted substantially U-1921. Serial N0. 467,777.

shaped brace or sub-frame 8 to the legs of which are secured strips 99for carrying draperies. These strips are slightly longer than the legs10of the sub-frame so that they project a substantial distance above thearched portion or bridge 11 spanning the hanger between the strips 9.The strips are fastened to the legs 10 of the sub-frame by means ofeyelets 13. rI'he eyelets together with the openings 14 punched in theupper ends of the strips 9 serve to admit the seamstresss needle inmaking the stitches 15 which hold the hanger tothe edge of the drapery.lWhen the draperies are in place, as shown in Fig. 2, they effectuallyconceal both the rod 7 and the hangers 5 and make a. presentableappearance.

It will be observed with what easeI the hanger can be sewed to thedrapery. In hangers of the duplex type used before, the bottom portionwas not open as at 16 so that theseamstress in sewing the hanger on theedge of the drapery had considerable difficulty. In order to` make'astitch it was necessary to pass the needle through the loop afforded toreceive the rod 7 and besides there was the necessity always ofinserting the needle at an angle, which frequently resulted in breakinthe needle and considerable delay generally which, of course, greatlyincreased the labor cost and discouraged the use of these hangers.

A pin 18 joins the legs of the frame and has reduced ends 1SA which passthrough openings in the frame and are upset on the voutside of thestrips 9, as shown in Fig.

4 1. It will be seen that the pin 18 thereby constitutes a substantialrigid brace which holds the legs of the frame spaced properly. This pinserves also as an axle for the antifriction roller 19 which ispreferably grooved to conform to the rod 7 on which itl rolls. Spacingrings 20 are interposed between the roller 19 and the legs of the frameto maintain at all times proper r lation of the roller and to keep aneven keel as the hanger is moved along the rod. The arched brace 11besides serving as a dustguard for the roller 19 and its spacers, may beslightly yieldable so that, for example` if the drapery becomes caughtor is pulled carelessly, the frame will yield slightly and the strain onthe stitches l5 cannot therefore be sufficient to tear them.

It was customary in this art to provide in connection with the draperyrod usually a pair of rollers rather narrow and Ytrecpiently on arcuateaxles. These hangers were not satisfactory because the rollers wouldbind on their axle and would also cut the drapery rod; also -they werevery noisy in operation on account of the looseness and frailty of theparts. l,Vith the arrangement herein shown these objections are entirelyobviated.

The foregoing description is to be considered as illustrative merely asit will be apparent that the invention is capable oi' considerablemodic-ation and adaptation withiny the spirit and scope of' the appendedclaims.

I claim as my invention:

l; A hanger of the character described comprising a 'frame having a pairoi straight laterally spaced legs which incline inwardly toward eachother toward t-he bottom adapted to admit freely between them thesupporting rod Jfor said hanger, a single anti-friction bearing rollerhaving the periphery thereof conformed to the contour of said rod toroll thereon7 a straight pin for said roller extending across the hangerbetween said legs and secured thereto to constitute a rigid brace forsaid trame and spacers on said pin for spacing said roller relatively tosaid iframe, said frame comprising a substantially U-shaped bracefastened on the inside. of the lower portion of said legs by a pluralityof eyelets adapted to receive drapery securing means and having itsarched portion extending across said frame over said roller and servingas a dust-guard therefor.

2. A duplex drapery hanger of the character described comprising a pairor' straight laterally spaced legs constituting the fra-me for saidhanger open at the lower end so that said hanger may be placed astridethe supporting-rod for the draperies, a single anti-:friction roller insaid frame adapted to roll on said rod, a. straight pin serving as anaxle for said roller and joining said legs to constitute a rigid bracethere-tor, spacers Ator said roller to maintain said I ame in properrelation to the supporting rod, and a U-shaped brace for said iframedisposed below the upper ends of said legs and having its cross piecearched over said roller and acting as a dust-guard therefor.

'3. A duplex drapery hanger comprising an inverted U-brace 'formed oiHat strip material and adapted for straddling a drapery rod, a pair offlat drapery-attaching strips fastened by their lower portions to thelegs or' said U by eyelets to provide convenient openings to receivestitches for Jfastening draperies and having holes therein above said Utor a similar purpose, a. straight pin extending across the hangerbetween the legs of t-he U, and a single roller mounted thereon to turnbut prevented from sidewise movement. said roller being annularlygrooved in the middle thereoil to iit the drapery rod.

ln testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

`GLENN U. ANGEVINE.

